Coal Bluff leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Coal Bluff typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coal Bluff, ~38% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coal Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coal Bluff leans more Democratic than 35 of 55 neighbors.
Coal Bluff runs about 50 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Coal Bluff is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Coal Bluff leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Coal Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 70% of residents in Coal Bluff are Black or African American, about 47 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Coal Bluff have never been married, above 91% of cities. Coal Bluff runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Coal Bluff, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Coal Bluff looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Coal Bluff sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coy, AL D+4
- Yellow Bluff, AL D+85
- Dry Forks, AL D+4
- Rockwest, AL R+21
- Lower Peach Tree, AL D+53
- Tinela, AL D+36
- Vredenburgh, AL D+4
- Pine Hill, AL D+12
- Camden, AL D+7
- Nettleboro, AL D+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Echols, KY R+65
- Skellyville, KS R+66
- St. Columbans, NE R+43
- Hutchins Corner, ME R+40
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.